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Reptilia
Squamata (part)
Phrynosomatidae
Long-tailed Brush Lizard
Urosaurus graciosus
Hallowell, 1854
Current SSAR Comments:
Haenel (2017, Molecular Ecology 26: 606–623) documented introgression of
U. ornatus
mtDNA into some sympatric populations of
U. graciosus
.
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
(Created by Travis W. Taggart; Version: 2023.04.10.13.42.07)
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First instance(s) of published English names:
Slender Lizard
(
Uta graciosa
: Cooper, James G.
1869
. The fauna of California and its geographical distribution. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 4():61-81);
Graceful Uta
(
Uta graciosa
: Yarrow, Henry C.
1882
. Check list of North American Reptilia and Batrachia with catalogue of specimens in U. S. National Museum. Bulletin of the United States National Museum (24):1-249);
Long-tailed Uta
(
Uta graciosa
: Van Denburgh, John.
1897
. The reptiles of the Pacific Coast and Great Basin: An account of the species known to inhabit California, and Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Nevada. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 5():9-236);
Long-tailed Uta
(
Uta (Urosaurus) graciosa
: Van Denburgh, John.
1922
. The Reptiles of Western North America: An Account of the Species Known to Inhabit California and Oregon, Washinton, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, British Columbia, Sonora, and Lower California. Volume I. Lizards. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. 556pp.);
Taxon Links:
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
NatureServe
iNaturalist
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Pertinent LIterature:
1854
Hallowell, Edward. Descriptions of new reptiles from California. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7():91–97
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